In Sen. Bernie Sanders’ second bid for the presidency, he repeated his strong support among young voters, and had some success in moving the Democratic party toward some of his more progressive ideas. … Sanders endorsed Biden soon after exiting the race, and most Democrats say Biden has struck the […] Read more »
The Kamala Harris pick is a hit with voters so far
The number one rule is “do no harm” when a presidential candidate selects his or her vice presidential nominee. By that metric, new polls out Sunday suggest former Vice President Joe Biden has made a successful vice presidential pick in California Sen. Kamala Harris. CONT. Harry Enten, CNN Read more »
Democrats’ hunger to break the old political system grows ahead of 2020 election
As they kick off an all-virtual convention this week, Democrats aren’t just pursuing more progressive policies than they have in generations: Party leaders are also warming up to changing the rules of a system many of their voters decry as undemocratic. Former Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid has called for […] Read more »
Democrats happy with Harris pick and Biden holds lead ahead of convention
Heading into the conventions, Joe Biden’s 10-point national lead in vote preference translates into a large advantage in the Electoral College — the only count that matters — with 279 electoral votes leaning his way at the moment. And we find Biden’s vice presidential pick of Kamala Harris is exciting […] Read more »
Democrats head to convention united against Trump, but expecting conflict once the election is over
The Democratic National Convention will open Monday in a spirit of unity and shared purpose, with the party’s often-warring moderate establishment and galvanized liberal wings agreeing for now to set aside their differences to defeat President Trump in November and deliver the White House to Joe Biden. … That Democrats […] Read more »
A big sign Trump is a weak candidate
It’s often been said that President Donald Trump is “underperforming the fundamentals”. Some believe Trump’s doing worse than the average Republican president would be doing in the polls under similar circumstances. It’s difficult to prove that, however. But at least one key indicator suggests Trump is, indeed, doing worse than […] Read more »